C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena

HISTORY
C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena in South Burlington opened in
October 1995, with the facility expanding to include a second sheet
of ice in October 2001. The Saint Michael's men's and women's ice
hockey teams began playing there during the 2001-02 season after
previously calling the Essex Skating Facility home.

HOME OF
Men's and Women's Ice Hockey

FAST FACTS
Both rinks at Cairns Arena have NHL dimensions (85 feet by 200
feet), with four general-use locker rooms per rink and a
second-story, center-ice press box at the original rink. The first
rink has seating for 600 spectators, and the second has seating for
400. A cafe overlooks rink one.

Saint Michael's previously had outdoor rinks at multiple sites
on campus, with the Purple Knights playing from 1912 to 1946 near
Founders Hall, and between 1947 and 1965 on a plot of land
currently occupied by the Chapel of Saint Michael the
Archangel.

DirectionsFrom Saint
Michael's College: Take Route 15 West 0.7 miles to
Interstate 89. Take I-89 South 1.8 miles to Exit 14E (South
Burlington) and take first right onto Dorset Street. Follow Dorset
Street 1.8 miles through eight lighted intersections, under a
bridge, and take left at the ninth light at the top of the hill.
Take first left for Cairns Arena.

From New Hampshire,
Boston and points east: Take I-89 North to Exit 14E (South
Burlington) and take first right onto Dorset Street. Follow Dorset
Street 1.8 miles through eight lighted intersections, under a
bridge, and take left at the ninth light at top of the hill. Take
first left for Cairns Arena.

From Montreal and
points north: Take I-89 South to Exit 14E (South Burlington)
and take first right onto Dorset Street. Follow Dorset Street 1.8
miles through eight lighted intersections, under a bridge, and take
left at the ninth light at top of the hill. Take first left for
Cairns Arena.

From New York, New
Jersey and points west: Follow Interstate 87 North to Exit
20 (Whitehall/Fort Ann). Follow Route 149 (11.7 miles) to Route 4
North (22.3 miles) into Vermont. Take Fair Haven exit and a left
onto Route 22A North; follow 41.9 miles. Take left onto Route 7
North and follow 18.9 miles. Just before the I-189 exit in South
Burlington, take a right onto Swift Street (Denny's Restaurant on
corner); follow 1.8 miles, including straight through a four-way
lighted intersection. At next lighted intersection, with Dorset
Street, stay straight. Take left into Cairns Arena parking
area.